Weather update: Cold wave likely in North India during next 4-5 days

New Delhi: Very good rain/snow at some places in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh, under the influence of a fresh western disturbance, according to the National Weather Forecast Center of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Is expected to fall, while sporadic rain/snow is expected in Uttarakhand during 22 and 24 January.

Rain is expected to occur with very light/light rain/thunderstorm at some places in Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on January 23, 2021. There is a possibility of thunderstorms and hailstorms in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad on January 22, 2021 and elsewhere in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on January 23, 2021.

The minimum temperature is expected to rise by 2-4 ° C during the next 48 hours (23 -24 January) and by 2-4 degrees Celsius in the plains of northwest India over the next 48 hours (25-26 January). is.

Very dense fog is likely to occur in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from 23 to 26 January and elsewhere in sub-Himalayan West Bengal on the morning of 23 January 2021.

Weather Outlook:

January 22 (First day): Dense to very dense fog is likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.

Thunderstorms and lightning are expected in some places in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad.

Strong winds (speed can be 45–55 kmph) are likely over the northwest Arabian Sea. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.

23 January (second day): At some places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, dense fog is likely to occur.

There is a possibility of lightning, thunderstorm, and lightning in some places of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in some places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

There is a possibility of heavy rain/snow in some places of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad.

Strong winds (speed can be 45–55 kmph) are likely over the northwest Arabian Sea. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.

24 January (3rd day): Very dense fog is likely to occur at a few places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura and the dense fog is expected in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi.

25 January (4th day): Some places of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura have dense to very dense and dense fog at some places in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

26 January (fifth day): Dense to very dense and dense fog is likely at some places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura and some places in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The current weather conditions and outlook during the next two weeks (January 21 to February 3, 2021)

main characteristics

• North-west monsoon rains have stopped since January 19, 2021, in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and surrounding areas of Mahe, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

At the beginning of the week (14 to 20 January 2021), Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal have received good thunderstorms over the southern peninsula, while Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal have received heavy rainfall at some places. As a result, the southern peninsula received 220 percent more than the long-term average (LPA) and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal received more than 727 percent.